Design Question?

[miamiguy]

How were the 1988 Aquasports (222 in particular) built? Do they have alot of wood in them? Was there any major issues with production that year?

Thanks!

[LilRichard]

Hull has wood in transom and floor, no issues I am aware of.  Plenty still running around.

[GoneFission]

I believe by 1988 the Aquasport line was wood-free (or at least that is what they advertised).  Earlier ones had wood in transoms and under decks.  

Hope this helps - see ya on the water!

[LilRichard]

GF - really?  I trust you on the later models - I really did think they were wood up until the early 90s?

Take his word on the newer hulls - I would.

[GoneFission]

Advertisment is, well, advertisement!  Aquasport pushed the fact that stringers were all fiberglass, but if you look carefully at the ad from 87-88, you will note the deck and transom look like wood - brown color - and the transom says "sealed" - not composite or solid fiberglass.  Check it out:
http://www.classicaquasport.com/gallery ... 574/page/1

So there's some wiggle room there.  All I know is that my 80 model CCP has wood under some deck areas and in the transom.  Although AS advertised a no-wood boat at times, I'm not sure exactly when wood went away from the transom and some deck areas.  Maybe SeaBob knows...  

Regarding wood, remember, I had a classic Cris-Craft Constellation - 6 tons of Mahogany - and kept her 20 years, so some wood is not a big deal for me - just take care of it and it will take care of you, and ain't nothing that's prettier than a nice piece of finished, quality wood!

See ya on the water!

[RickK]

My '92 230 has a wood transom.  Not sure what the sole is made of. End-grain Balsa?

SeaBob said earlier that they poured all the transoms when he was there. So it must have started around '94.

[damnitbadger]

My 1988 222-CCP had a wood transom (2 pieces of 3/4" poorly laminated together) and the wood puzzle piece cored deck. The transom is now composite bluewater board (1-1/2"). First chance I get the floor will be Coosa board as well.

[seabob4]

Coosa "Bluewater"=Excellent stuff

That's the way to do it!

[damnitbadger]

Here's my transom job.
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